₦airaland Forum

shortgun:
This is not correct.
Security is important, yes, but it’s not an excuse for systemic exploitation.
The fact remains that oil is drilled in Imo, yet most of the economic benefits flow to Lagos simply because companies choose to register and base their HQs there.

Even if IPOB/ESN were an issue, that doesn’t justify letting billions in state-level tax revenue escape. It’s the duty of the federal governments to guarantee security for strategic industries and oil companies themselves have operated in far riskier environments elsewhere in Nigeria when it suited their profit.
The governor is only stating a fair economic principle .... if you exploit our land, you should contribute to our local economy not take it elsewhere.

shortgun:
Under the Personal Income Tax Act, PAYE is paid to the state where the employee works, not where they live. If an engineer lives in Imo or works in Imo but was officially employed and paid under a Lagos-based contract, Lagos collects the PAYE not Imo. Almost all their staff are employed in Lagos.
This is a major loss for the host state.

the HQ location is a strategic tax advantage. Lagos knows this. That’s why the governor of Imo is right to push for relocation so host states can retain both the environmental costs and the fiscal benefits of resource extraction.
we're talking about state revenue streams here and Lagos benefits from these because it hosts the HQ while Imo bears the environmental and social costs of extraction without getting equivalent local tax returns.
This should not be...this is exactly the position of the governor

shortgun:
Under the Personal Income Tax Act, PAYE is paid to the state where the employee works, not where they live. If an engineer lives in Imo or works in Imo but was officially employed and paid under a Lagos-based contract, Lagos collects the PAYE not Imo. Almost all their staff are employed in Lagos.
This is a major loss for the host state.

the HQ location is a strategic tax advantage. Lagos knows this. That’s why the governor of Imo is right to push for relocation so host states can retain both the environmental costs and the fiscal benefits of resource extraction.
we're talking about state revenue streams here and Lagos benefits from these because it hosts the HQ while Imo bears the environmental and social costs of extraction without getting equivalent local tax returns.
This should not be...this is exactly the position of the governor

lawani:
If any oil company is operating in Imo without filing PAYE returns then shut down the place after warning them. That is what they do in Lagos

If any company has buildings and workers in your state without paying the appropriate taxes that is your fault

WesleyPepper:
Very true
I work in a federal institution in Lagos and recently the management asked us to do some verifications about our tax returns.
Apparently, some PAYE belonging to Lagos go to other states . On my pay slip, the tax state shows Niger .
So I asked the local IPISS staff in my Centre and he said it’s fraud perpetuated from the IPISS office in Abuja.

Interestingly, I didn’t do the so called verification because I work with FG and not LAGS and I can’t be doing any rubbish verification for the LASG. It wasn’t my fault that Lagos’ tax was going elsewhere. They should go to Abuja and sort it with their partner in crime .


PS: I remember when I was doing my IPISS enrollment, there was a place where we imputed the local government of residence . This was to enable them to know where to channel the PAYE deductions.

If truly the PAYE belonging to Imo goes to Lagos, then it is on the Imo state government. They must do everything to sanction the company and correct the anomaly

aribisala0:
Ignorant
Companies do not remit tax to state governments
How many times will we repeat this lie?

Go to. CHATGPT TYPE

IN NIGERIA DO COMPANIES PAY TAX TO THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT This is especially true of oil companies

Headquarters is a building and you pay tax ON the building to the state
Those who work there also pay PAYE but nothing from Imo State goes to Lagos state Government

Fact check so you learn

Ttalk:
Which type of tax are you talking about, since you know the Obidients don't know anything you want to give them something they will chew for the next 3 days.

What type of tax goes to Lagos state government from Imo?

WesleyPepper:
This is not true
PAYE is remitted to the state where the employee works not necessarily where the headquarters is located.
Are you saying all the workers in Access bank for example remit their PAYE to Lagos because the HQ is in Lagos .
Nothing can be further than the truth ! You don’t have to lie to drive home your points

aribisala0:
The law is clear

Under Section 2(2) of the Personal Income Tax Act, it states:

"In the case of an individual other than an itinerant worker, tax shall be payable to the tax authority of the territory in which the individual is deemed to be resident for that year."

Some people work in Lagos and pay tax in Ogun state based on residence
I don't think many people work in Imo and live in Lagos
Also the corporation tax goes to the Federal government regardless of where headquarters is

aribisala0:
Not where they work but where they reside which is usually but not always the same Lagos actually loses out to workers that come in daily from Ogun

WesleyPepper:
This is not true
PAYE is remitted to the state where the employee works not necessarily where the headquarters is located.
Are you saying all the workers in Access bank for example remit their PAYE to Lagos because the HQ is in Lagos .
Nothing can be further than the truth ! You don’t have to lie to drive home your points

Elusive001:
Uzodiojo you are on your own ooooooo. You never start. You think say na to do sycophancy give them?

Na when he comes out for a higher elective position dem go tell am how far.

shortgun:
Personal Income Tax is administered by State Boards .
in reality companies frequently centralize payroll at HQ in lagos or designate staff contractually as Lagos-based or run payroll from Lagos.
When that happens, Lagos IRS ends up receiving PAYE for those employees especially for high-paid HQ executives. That's is the practical point the governor is making

aribisala0:
Oil companies pay tax to the Federal government not states

Don't take my word for it research and learn

shortgun:
Personal Income Tax is administered by State Boards .
in reality companies frequently centralize payroll at HQ in lagos or designate staff contractually as Lagos-based or run payroll from Lagos.
When that happens, Lagos IRS ends up receiving PAYE for those employees especially for high-paid HQ executives. That's is the practical point the governor is making

aribisala0:
You are not educating me
You are indulging yourself
I already said this here on this thread Yes or No
Please don't bother responding if you won't be honest about that

and


I invited people to check in. ChatGpt
So stop try to act like you are educating anyone but yourself

Does Imo state or Lagos state receive PAYE for workers living in Imo
What proportion of the staff of an oil company work at the headquarters as opposed to those doing work on oil installations

You mention advertising and signage? Funny very funny . If indeed they are advertising inLago what is it that they advertise in Lagos that they don't advertise in all the 36 states . Think before talking.
What is it that an oil company advertises that must only be advertised in Lagos at any rate you advertise to customers so they must have customers in Lagos
Are there none of their customers in the remaining states

Everything you have listed is not up to one percent of the tax on the operating profits which goes to the Federal government

I cannot fathom how an oil company with engineers and technicians in Imo Port Harcourt etc will pay more PAYE for staff in the headquarters

How many staff are there compared to the Niger Delta?

Finally everything you mentioned

The oil companies have always done it is not new and. Yet in 1999 IGR of Lagos state was 500 million a month

These things did not start in 1999. They have ALWAYS PAID LOCAT BUILDING TAX AND PAYE IN LAGOS

WesleyPepper:
This is not true
PAYE is remitted to the state where the employee works not necessarily where the headquarters is located.
Are you saying all the workers in Access bank for example remit their PAYE to Lagos because the HQ is in Lagos .
Nothing can be further from the truth ! You don’t have to lie to drive home your points

aribisala0:
NOT TRUE

Under Section 2(2) of the Personal Income Tax Act, it states:

"In the case of an individual other than an itinerant worker, tax shall be payable to the tax authority of the territory in which the individual is deemed to be resident for that year."

aribisala0:
The law is clear

Under Section 2(2) of the Personal Income Tax Act, it states:

"In the case of an individual other than an itinerant worker, tax shall be payable to the tax authority of the territory in which the individual is deemed to be resident for that year."

Some people work in Lagos and pay tax in Ogun state based on residence
I don't think many people work in Imo and live in Lagos
Also the corporation tax goes to the Federal government regardless of where headquarters is

Kukutente23:
PAYE should be paid where the employee resides
Most banks remit all their paye to Lagos for a good number of states and even the ones they remit to some other states are always underpaid

Kukutente23:
PAYE should be paid where the employee resides
Most banks remit all their paye to Lagos for a good number of states and even the ones they remit to some other states are always underpaid

lawani:
To remove ambiguity. I think PAYE should be paid to the territory of the employer and not where the worker resides

WesleyPepper:
What is your evidence for this ?
I can’t just take your words at face value

Ttalk:
Which type of tax are you talking about, since you know the Obidients don't know anything you want to give them something they will chew for the next 3 days.

What type of tax goes to Lagos state government from Imo?

shortgun:
In this video, The Imo State governor has condemned the practice where all seven oil companies operating in the state remit their taxes to Lagos State and keep their headquarters there, diverting revenue that rightfully belongs to Imo to Lagos.

Excerpts:
"We have seven oil producing companies and none has an office in Imo state. The Imo State government has no access to their nominal roll to even collect pay as you earn tax. Everything is about waiting for monthly allocation.

I've now said no, it must change. I had a meeting with all the oil producing companies and I said you must have your address here. Including those that are partly owned by the Imo state government, yet they have no business outfit anywhere in this state. They are all operating from Lagos, I said no"—Gov. Hope Uzodimma.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zegM4hXGYbo?si=JY7B4z3_Q_Y-i1qY

FriendsAndFans:
Companies can have their headquarters anywhere

pistol:
But the security situation will allow them extract the oil off the ground... you're not too smart

shortgun:
... but it’s not an excuse for systemic exploitation.
The fact remains that oil is drilled in Imo, yet most of the economic benefits flow to Lagos simply because companies choose to register and base their HQs there.......

IGBOPROMISE1:
It’s born out of inordinate greed and a sick desire to grab other peoples opportunities and resources! When you see some cheering ‘one Nigeria’ and hating anyone or anything linked to secession, you can now begin to understand what drives them!

shortgun:
It's a good thing the governor is waking up to his responsibilities. He should even take it further by requesting for refund for all the monies.